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Posted AT 4:32 PM EDT on 16/05/08

One-child policy causes extra pain in wake of quake

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WUFU, China — Bi Kaiwei and his wife, Meilin, stopped having children after their daughter was born, taking to heart China's one-child policy and its slogan “Have fewer kids, live better lives.” For them and other couples who lost an only child in this week's massive earthquake, the tragedy has been doubly cruel.

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